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APPLE PARBR, GQRER,AND BUFFER'. No. 268,487. Patented Deo. 5, 1882.

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PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCISV A. HILL, OF ONTARIO, NEW YORK.

APPLE PARER, CORER, AND DOFFER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,487, dated December 5, 1882.

Application filed May 13. 1882. (No model.)

l Fig. 2 is a plan.

Similar letters represent the same parts in each figure.

The object of this invention is to construct an apple parer and corer so arranged that the apples will be pared and cored by one motion as the operating-lever is moved forward in a straight line.

This invention consists .in the combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter described, and then specically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings,Arepresents the carriage, with its hearings a c resting upon and sliding in parallel ways F F, to which are 4attached the shaft It, spindle S, bevel- Vwheel B, bevel-pinion C, spur-pinion D, spin- (lle-'head P, and arm 'or part U, connecting with rack-bar G, which gears into the toothed portion of the spur-pinion H on the turning and returning table X, to which table is attached the paring-knife N. The movement of the carriage A actnates the rack-bar G, through the connection U;

J represen-tsacoring-tuhe5 K,its standard or support. L represents the doffer; M, the rod which connects the rack-har G with the doffer L, by which the doffer is moved backward and forward. A

E is a rack-bar attachedto one of the guideways F, into which the spur-pinion D meshes or gears as the carriage is` moved forward toward the coring-tuhe J. This coring-tube is firmly iixed in the post or support K, and in a direct line with the spindle S, so that when the carriage is moved forward sufficient the spindlehead P passes .inside of the coringtube J.

L is a sliding bar, one end ot which has a round opening or hole of sufficient size to allow it to slide over the coring-tube J;

P is a spindle-head, formed of two or more thin plates or edges set at rightangles to each other, so as to form afour-win ged arrow-head, spindle, or point, upon which to place the apple to he operated upon. The object of constructing it in this form here represen ted is to prevent the possibility of its ever catching upon the edgesof the coring-tube J.

I represents the bed-plate, upon which the machine is huilt.

O is a lever by which the carriage A may be 6o moved, or it may be done by the direct force or pressure of the hand applied direct to the carriage A,-Without the lever. Again, the machine may be operated by power by attaching a connecting-rod from a crank or eccentric to the carriage where the lever O is now attached.

The pinion D maybe rigidly attached to the shaft It, or it may be connected by a ratchet, so as to revolve around the shaft withoutA revolving the gear while the carriage is being 7o drawn back after paring and coi-ing the apple.

To operate this machine, place the apple u pon the spindle-head P, then move the carriage (either by hand or other power) toward the corer J. E and causes the shaft R and the bevel-wheel B to revolve, and that, gearing into the pinion C, revolves the spindle and theapple. As the carriage moves forward the knife N is released The pinion D catches into the rack and springs up against the apple, paring the 8o forward end of it. As the carriage is still moved forward the rack-bar G is also moved, and, catching into the pinion H, the turn-table is revolved, which revolves the knife N, so as to pare the apple all around, which being acleft inside the tube, is by the next apple forced through the tube and out at the opposite end. The machine is ready to receive another apple.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In an apple parer and corer, the frame I, 10o

carrying the guides F and rack E, the reciprocating carriage A,carryin g the shafts R and S,with bevel-gears B and C and spur-pinion D, nation of the doffer L with the carriage A, the ro andthe rack-bar G, connected with carriage A arm U, the rack-bar G, the rod M, and the and provided with means for imparting rotecoring-tuhe J, sbstantially as herein shown tions to the paring-knife N, and also reciproand described, whereby the apple is knocked eating the doi'er L upon the corer J, mounted off the coring-tube, as set forth.

upon standard K, all the parts being combi-ned FRANCIS A. HILL. and arranged for joint operation in the man- Witnesses: 11er shown and described. IRA J. HILL,

2., 1n an apple parer and corer, the combi- C. B. PATTERSON. 

